This book is a critical edition of Eugene O"Neill"s famous, quasi-expressionistic play "The Hairy Ape." In addition to the drama"s authoritative text, followed by exhaustive explanatory notes, "The Hairy Ape": Text and Context" contains an introduction to O"Neill"s life and work; a chronology of the Industrial Revolution, the Machine Age, and the two years during which the play was written and produced; a preface to "The Hairy Ape" as well as a long critical analysis of this drama; a production history of the play that includes reviews of the original productions; and several concluding bibliographies on Eugene O"Neill and "The Hairy Ape."